{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":944772,"song":"The Unicorn","artist":"The Irish Rovers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11615495-the-unicorn-chords-by-the-irish-rovers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/944772?type=chord","rating":4.73662,"votes":252,"content":"[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA long time ago when the earth was green[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Dsus2[/ch] \r\nThere was more kinds of animals than you'd ever seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey'd run around free while the world was being born[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut the loveliest of them all was the unicorn[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere was green alligators and long necked geese[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nSome humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe loveliest of all was the unicorn.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow god seen some sinning and it gave him a pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nAnd he says, stand back, \"I'm going to make it rain!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]     \r\nHe says, \"Hey, brother Noah I'll tell you what to do,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBuild me a floating zoo,\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\n\"and take some of them....\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGreen alligators and long necked geese,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Dsus2[/ch]   \r\nSome humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't you forget my unicorn.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOld Noah was there to answer the call,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                                      [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nHe finished up making the ark just as the rain started pourin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe marched in the animals two by two,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he called out as they went through,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"Hey lord,\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nI got your green alligators and long necked geese,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Dsus2[/ch] \r\nSome humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome cats and rats and elephants, but lord, I'm so forlorn,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nI just can't see no unicorn!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen Noah looked out through the driving rain,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nThem unicorns were hiding, playing silly games.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKicking and splashing while the rain was pourin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, them silly unicorns!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThere were green alligators and long necked geese,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nSome humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch] \r\nNoah cried, \"Close the door cause the rain's pourin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nAnd we just can't wait for those unicorn!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe ark started moving, it drifted with the tides,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nThem unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the waters came down and sort of floated them away,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd that's why ya never seen a unicorn to this very day.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou'll see green alligators and long necked geese,[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Dsus2[/ch]        \r\nSome humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome cats and rats elephants, but sure as you're born,[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou're never gonna see no u--ni---corn","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD A D\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD A D\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\"Hey lord,\"\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD A D\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\nD A D\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd that's why ya never seen a unicorn to this very day.\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\nYou're never gonna see no u--ni---corn","chords":["D","G","A","Dsus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}